Volkswagen GTI model more likely to comeback quickly in India with Polo GTI or Golf GTI
Volkswagen is considering the reintroduction of its GTI model to the Indian market. This transfer, if materialised, would definitely excite vehicle lovers throughout the nation.
The GTI emblem evokes photographs of excessive efficiency sizzling hatchbacks, mixing velocity with practicality seamlessly. Volkswagen beforehand launched the Polo GTI to Indian shores in 2016, garnering a loyal following and retaining robust residual values within the used automobile market. With such a constructive reception, it’s no shock that Volkswagen is mulling over the prospect of relaunching the GTI collection in India.
Ashish Gupta, Model Head of Volkswagen India, expressed the corporate’s consideration, acknowledging the sizeable fanatic neighborhood that holds the GTI model in excessive regard. Whereas specifics concerning which mannequin, whether or not the Polo GTI or the bigger Golf GTI, are nonetheless below analysis, the potential reintroduction of the GTI model has stirred anticipation amongst shoppers.
The Polo GTI, primarily based on the sixth-generation Polo platform launched internationally in 2021, boasts spectacular efficiency credentials with a 207 HP, 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine, able to accelerating from 0-100 km/hr in 6.5 seconds. The Golf GTI packs a punch with its 245 HP output and a claimed 0-100 km/hr acceleration time of 6.4 seconds.
Nonetheless, Volkswagen’s resolution to usher in the GTI fashions as Utterly Constructed-Up Models (CBUs), subjecting them to larger import duties, could place them as area of interest choices within the Indian market. Restricted to roughly 200 items per batch, these GTI imports is probably not inside attain for all shoppers. Nonetheless, Volkswagen goals to leverage the aspirational attraction of those halo merchandise to bolster the model’s picture in India, probably creating gross sales of its extra accessible fashions.
Regardless of the thrill surrounding the potential reintroduction of the GTI model, concrete timelines stay unknown. With the main focus shifting in direction of the launch of the all-electric ID.4 as the only real ‘new model’ within the fiscal yr 2024-25, the arrival of the GTI in India earlier than April 2025 appears unlikely.
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